A child’s risk of developing anxiety and depression is influenced not only by the genes they inherit, but also by the genetic traits their parents possess. A large study published in Nature Mental ...

Christchurch researchers are examining the role of genes in two of New Zealand's most common mental illnesses – depression and alcohol addiction. The University of Otago, Christchurch, researchers are ...

Your genes can increase the risk of depression, especially if you have a close relative with it. Depression is not caused by a single gene, but by variations in many genes. Twin studies show that ...

Psychiatric disorders can be described on many levels, the most traditional of which are subjective descriptions of the experience of being depressed and the use of rating scales that quantify ...

Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, affecting around 322 million people, yet it remains a complex and poorly understood condition. About 15 percent of the global ...

It is not uncommon for headlines announcing genetic discoveries to be followed by retractions. New research overturning a supposed gene for depression is playing out in the news right now. An article ...

Anxiety and depression are among the most prevalent mental health concerns in adolescence, a developmental window marked by rapid biological, psychological and social change. Twin and family studies ...

A sweeping new peer-reviewed study published in Genomic Psychiatry has introduced a concept that could reshape how psychiatrists and geneticists think about mental illness: genetic specificity. Led by ...

Scientists have identified a pattern of gene activity present in some female survivors of childhood abuse that is associated with an elevated risk of depression. We know childhood abuse increases the ...

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A new genetic study reveals that activating the GLP-1 receptor—the target of popular weight-loss drugs—is associated with a lower risk of depression and bipolar disorder, suggesting profound ...